July 28, 2010 4:13 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers

Nvidia on Wednesday slashed its revenue projection for the company’s second quarter, citing a significant sales shortfall and increasing costs.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphics chip supplier said it expects revenue for its second quarter ending August 1 to be lower than the guidance [...]

June 1, 2010 12:57 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers

Jack Dongarra, a professor at University of Tennessee's department of electrical engineering, says graphics chips will be used increasingly in supercomputers to boost performance.
(Credit:
University of Tennessee)

China has muscled into the No. 2 spot on the list of the world’s fastest supercomputers thanks, in [...]